Ajla Tomljanović
Ajla Tomljanović
2009 US Open |
Country |
Croatia |
Residence |
Zagreb, Croatia |
Born |
7 May 1993 (1993-05-07) (age 18)
Zagreb, Croatia |
Height |
1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
Turned pro |
December 2009 |
Plays |
Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Career prize money |
US$ 99,888 |
Singles |
Career record |
79-43 |
Career titles |
0 WTA, 3 ITF |
Highest ranking |
No. 154 (20 September 2010) |
Current ranking |
No. 170 (11 July 2011) |
Grand Slam results |
Australian Open |
QR2 (2011) |
French Open |
QR1 (2010, 2011) |
Wimbledon |
QR3 (2010) |
US Open |
QR2 (2010) |
Doubles |
Career record |
9-10 |
Career titles |
0 WTA, 1 ITF |
Highest ranking |
No. 379 (2 November 2009) |
Current ranking |
No. 573 (23 May 2011) |
Last updated on: 23 May 2011. |
Ajla Tomljanović (born 7 May 1993) is a Croatian professional tennis player. She is former junior World No. 4.[1] Partnering with Christina McHale, she won the 2009 Australian Open in Girls' Doubles. Tomljanović won her first ITF singles event in January 2010.[2]
Personal life
Tomljanović was born on 7 May 1993 to Ratko and Emina Tomljanović.[2] She was born and raised in Zagreb, where she remains.[1][2] Her elder sister Hana Tomljanović plays tennis for University of Virginia.[2] Tomljanović is a fan of basketball.[1][2] She began playing tennis aged seven and is coached by Fernando Martínez.[1][2]
Tennis career
Junior career
Professional career
Tomljanović played her first professional ITF Circuit event in October 2008 in Mexico City, Mexico, and lost 6–4, 4–6, 6–2 to Estefania Craciún in the semifinals. She then qualified for another ITF event in Mexico City, but lost 6–2, 4–6, 6–4 to Karolina Kosińska in the second round.[3] In January 2009 Tomljanović qualified for the ITF event in Boca Raton, Florida, where she lost to Heidi El Tabakh 1–6, 6–4, 6–3 in the second round. She was awarded with a wild card for 2009 BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, California, and lost to Angela Haynes 7–5, 6–2.[3][4] Tomljanović then made a chain of three consecutive losses in the second rounds, in at the ITF tournaments in Redding, California, Osprey, Florida, and Makarska, Croatia, losing to, respectively Rika Fujiwara, Katerina Kramperová and Ana Savić. At the ITF event in Zagreb, she lost to Tereza Hladiková in the first round 6–2, 4–6, 6–2.[3] On 10 May 2009 in Zagreb, Tomljanović won her first ITF doubles title, partnering with Croatian fellow Petra Martić.[5][3]
Career statistics
ITF Circuit singles finals (3–3)
$100,000 tournaments |
$75,000 tournaments |
$50,000 tournaments |
$25,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Outcome |
No. |
Date |
Tournament |
Surface |
Opponent |
Score |
Runner–up |
1. |
November 29, 2009 |
Puebla, Mexico |
Hard |
Naomi Broady |
6–7(4), 3–6 |
Winner |
2. |
January 17, 2010 |
Plantation, USA |
Clay |
Johanna Larsson |
6–3, 6–3 |
Runner–up |
3. |
April 4, 2010 |
Pelham, USA |
Clay |
Edina Gallovits |
2–6, 0–6 |
Runner–up |
4. |
May 16, 2010 |
Prague, Czech Republic |
Clay |
Lucie Hradecká |
1–6, 6–7(4) |
Winner |
5. |
March 13, 2011 |
Clearwater, USA |
Hard |
Sesil Karatantcheva |
7–6(3), 6–3 |
Runner–up |
6. |
April 10, 2011 |
Jackson, USA |
Clay |
Marina Erakovic |
1-6, 2-6 |
Winner |
7. |
May 29, 2011 |
Grado, Italy |
Clay |
Alexandra Cadanţu |
6–2, 6–4 |
ITF Circuit doubles finals (1-0)
$100,000 tournaments |
$75,000 tournaments |
$50,000 tournaments |
$25,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Grand Slam girls' doubles finals (1-0)
References
External links
Persondata |
Name |
Tomljanovic, Ajla |
Alternative names |
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Short description |
Croatian tennis player |
Date of birth |
7 May 1993 |
Place of birth |
Zagreb, Croatia |
Date of death |
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Place of death |
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